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New federal health IT leadership, same goals
The physicians at the top of ONC talk about where electronic health records should be.
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Hexavalent hepatitis B vaccination mostly immunogenic 10 years later
Vaccine success mostly persists at 10 years.
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Increased risk of death even in lower-risk PPI users
The mechanism of multiple risks in PPI users is still not known.
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Hospital isolates C. difficile carriers and rates drop
NEW ORLEANS – Screen for and isolate asymptomatic carriers.
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C. difficile travels on the soles of our shoes
NEW ORLEANS - Have you considered checking underfoot for the spread of C. difficile?
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OMV meningococcal vaccine also protected against gonorrhea
An outer-membrane-vesicle infectious disease vaccine protected against a sexually transmitted disease.
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Common malaria diagnostic test also can predict treatment-related anemia
A widely used malaria test can serve two functions.
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Ceftaroline shortens duration of MRSA bacteremia
NEW ORLEANS – In vitro data translated well to in vivo findings in MRSA treatment.
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Carbapenem-resistant sepsis risk factors vary significantly
NEW ORLEANS - When it comes to sepsis, it's the risk factors that are important.
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Burkholderia cepacia causes blood infection in older, sicker patients
An infection typically associated with cystic fibrosis can strike old, sick, hospitalized patients.
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Prior mycobacterial infection linked to Sjögren’s syndrome
MADRID – Risk highest among those aged 40-65 years.